Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-28

UNsAFE IN CASE OF FTRv

,, UNsAFk IN CASE OF FIRE.
Cnler Paris or the fire Department was su,n
moned before the grand jury to-day 20 report upon
the condition OF The various public buiidinos ma
s Sentg examined by the jury. he stated 70 them
Museum. and kernans Theater unsafe In case of
TIM DISTRICT OFFICES 10 BIZ CLOSED MONDAY
Inc District Government Offices will be closed IN
monday, May 80, it being Decoration day.
THR ACT 10 REGULATE INSURANCE
Question having arisen as 10 the proper inter-
late insurance IN the District OF Columhis. ar.
pVveu January 20 1887, prescribing the time for
SUBMISSION q OF statement OF business the attorney
when the first statement shall be made. ASSISTANT
Attorney II. K Davis Informed the District Conamis
sloners to-day that the first statement must he
thereafter S ~AsS
BUILDING PERMITS.
Mrs Jno. RUSSELL TO erect brick dweIlinS: "a no.
numbered AIS 4th street southeast. Jos' Borsssr'
10 alter house on Good Hope Hill; 5000.
MIsCELLANEous
Licenses to act as steam engineers I'm the D,-.
trict have been made out in the names or mn
three applicants ana they win he issued early
The Commissioners to-day directed the United
states marshal 20 summon jury TO assess dam
ages Ia tne R-street extension matter
Inc District Commissioners to-day Informed
IT. treasurer Hyde, OF the Church 0rphanage. thai
the funds appropriated for an orphanage building
nor nn,, p ,e arasoe until after lst OF July next
have been submitted TO the inspector OF bsiifipes
and approved by him.
n. W. w. Corcoran who, with all the owners OF
square ls6 had asked that an aiieyway Ia that
square should be closed and another opened, ana
onat the propr1etorship OF the closed portion ne
vert TO l. TuckerInan and W. W. Corcoran IN fee
simple" The Commissioners invite attention 10
pora.on on the law which requires that the peti-
tlonerA In praying the closing OF an alley IN auy
square, or portion thereof shall ofrer 20 Dedicate
ier public use as alieyways ground owned by
the alieyway sought 70 be closed. The petition
falls to comply with this requirement."
The SECOND TRIAL or BrscoE.-Yesterday az
fort Tobacco, Md, jury Was finally secured for
the second trial OF John b. Biscoe for the murder
OF capt. Dixon. The witnesses examined wer,e tn.
same as at the other trial. with the exception of
Capt. JAS I. Wroten, OF Baltimore who testified
Sdas BScoe was the only Person on the vessel
trial VIII probably be concluded to-day.
ored boy NAMED {. II. smith brought 20 the United
states Treasurers Office yesterday two drafts for
hundred dollars each, which he had picked up on
National Bank upon the Chemical National Rank
OF New YORK In favor OF Harold Brown. The boy
wanted Mi. wheipley to try 10 lind the owner.
SAYS SHE SIGNED AWAY HER INTEREST IN Rr.,
4. f. Miller and L. d. Wright for Mrs Wiihai,oins
b. McDermott, hled bin In equity against Cbas
Mades 70 set aside conveyance made by her I'm
Aprll, 1886 on the ground OF fraud and deccp,fon
and Tor a reconveyance To her. The complainant
Is the daughter OF the defendant, and she alleges
That she is entitled TO share I'm the property
corner OF 50 street and Pennsylvania avenue and
On 1th street. near L northwest which was ne
queathed 10 her mother by her grandfather. a
Shadd, and that her father is In possession OF IL
and that In April, 1886, a few months before her
marriage, her brother came to her and asked her
70 sign paper, and she having been In the habit
OF signing papers Tor her father from time 90 time
signed IT. She subsequently found that abe had
signed away all her interest In the estate and now
seeks 70 recover q one-sixth interest ia the prpp
erty. P'P-
TOURNAMENT AT Ivy CTTy.-A tournament I'm
costume Will be given at Ivy City fair grounds o